WHA Utilities and Power Public Company Limited (WHAUP) has signed a solar rooftop power purchase agreement with MAX (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for a power generation capacity of 998 kW on a rooftop area of 8,000 square meters, expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2025.

Mr. Somkiat Mesanthasuwan, CEO of WHAUP, revealed that WHA Solar Co., Ltd. (WHASL), a subsidiary of WHAUP, has signed the power purchase agreement with MAX (Thailand), a leader in the production of pneumatic tools and automatic staplers from Japan. This project will install a solar rooftop power generation system with a capacity of 998 kW on over 8,000 square meters of rooftop space within the WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 1 (WHA ESIE 1), with completion anticipated in the third quarter of 2025.

The installation of solar power for MAX (Thailand) meets the needs of customers seeking renewable energy through solar power systems and demonstrates the trust customers have in WHAUP's international service standards as a leader in utility and energy management in industrial estates.

"This project reflects our commitment to developing environmentally friendly alternative energy to meet the continuously increasing demand for clean energy. The company will continue to seek opportunities to expand solar energy installations in potential areas to serve customers both within and outside our industrial estates," Mr. Somkiat added.

Mr. Kunimitsu Takahashi, Managing Director, and Mr. Isara Ngiewchai, Director of MAX (Thailand), stated that the company has begun supporting renewable energy projects by installing a solar power generation system on the entire rooftop of the factory building and aims to achieve its sustainability goals.

The company is very pleased to have signed the solar rooftop power purchase agreement with a capacity of 998 kW on a rooftop area of 8,000 square meters, which is expected to reduce energy consumption from the grid for MAX (Thailand) by up to 1,300 megawatt-hours (MWh) per year and can also help reduce carbon emissions by up to 12,700 tons of CO2 equivalent (tCO2eq) over the 20-year project contract period.

This signing continues the company's sustainability policies and goals by using renewable energy to replace fossil fuels in electricity generation, which is a key approach to reducing the impacts of global warming from greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

"This aligns with the goals of carbon neutrality and the use of 100% renewable energy (RE100), which is an important tool for reducing net carbon emissions to zero in Scope 2 from indirect greenhouse gas emissions from energy sources purchased externally by the company," they concluded.